2022 House Staff Appreciation Week

Graduate Medical Education (GME) is pleased to announce the second annual House Staff Appreciation Week, February 21-25, 2022.

To celebrate Rush trainees throughout the week, meals will be provided to residents and fellows in the house staff lounge (482 Atrium Building) throughout the week on a first come, first-serve basis:

• Monday, 2/21, Noon – Lunch from Jason’s Deli
• Monday, 2/21, 4:30 p.m. – Dinner from Jason’s Deli
• Tuesday, 2/22, 7:00 a.m. – Breakfast from Catering Out of the Box
• Tuesday, 2/22, Noon – Lunch from Qdoba
• Wednesday, 2/23, 7:00 a.m. – Breakfast from Catering Out of the Box
• Wednesday, 2/23, 11:30 a.m. – Hot cocoa/tea/coffee and pastries from Room 500
• Thursday, 2/24, Noon – Lunch from Artopolis
• Thursday, 2/24, 4:30 p.m. – Dinner from Connie’s Pizza

The week will culminate with Thank a Resident Day on Friday, 2/25. Established in 2018 by the Gold Humanism Society, the nation-wide celebration highlights the importance of house staff and encourages institutions across the country to show their gratitude and appreciation for residents and fellows. Friday’s house staff meals will be provided in the Brainard Room of the Searle Conference Center, located on the fifth floor of the Professional Office Building.

• Friday 2/25, 7:00 – 9:00 a.m. – Breakfast
• Friday 2/25, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. – Lunch

In addition, giveaways donated by the Rush Center for Clinical Wellness will be distributed to residents and fellows during breakfast and lunch on Friday, Feb. 25.

“House Staff Appreciation Week is important because it provides Graduate Medical Education and the entire Rush community the opportunity to celebrate our trainee physicians and their contribution to outstanding patient care,” says Mashonda Daniels, director of Graduate Medical Education at Rush. “The Rush GME team wants our trainees to know they are appreciated and we are especially grateful for their work during the last two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The house staff have been asked to go over and beyond the call of duty, and we are so proud each and every one of them.”

Please be sure to take a moment to honor your residents and fellows throughout the week. Share your tributes and celebratory photos on social media using #RushGMEAppreciationWeek on Twitter and Instagram. Don’t forget to tag your residency and fellowship program on Instagram as well as Rush GME (Twitter) and Rush Medical College (Twitter and Instagram).